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Fons Rademakers

Fons Rademakers
Fons Rademakers (1986).jpg
Fons Rademakers in 1986
Born Alphonse Marie Rademakers
(1920-09-05)5 September 1920
Roosendaal, Netherlands
Died 22 February 2007(2007-02-22) (aged 86)
Geneva, Switzerland
Cause of death Emphysema
Nationality Dutch
Occupation Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Years active 1950–2007
Notable work The Village on the River
The Assault
Spouse(s) Josephine van Gasteren
(m. 1942–1945; divorced)
Ellen Vogel
(m. 1953–1957; divorced)
Lili Rademakers
(m. 1960–2007; his death)
Children Alphonse Alouis Rademakers
Alfred Adriaan Michael Rademakers
Awards Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986)
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986)

Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.

His 1960 film Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Award.

During a career spanning several decades he directed 11 films, including The Assault, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986, and The Village on the River, nominated for the same award in 1959. Making him both the first Dutch director to be nominated and win this award.

He died in 2007 in a Geneva hospital of emphysema, after the life-support machines were switched off at his request.


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